dynamic url from txt file

i'm trying to retrieve a url from a text file for field T1:

on (release) {
menu=_parent._name;
link=_name;
url="_root.T1."+menu+link+"url"
linkurl=eval(url);
trace(linkurl);

getURL (linkurl, "content");
}

which works, but gives me "C:\localpath\www.domain.com" unless i type the http:// into the text file -

i was given this to fix it, but don't know exactly what to do with it...

t1url_full="http//:"+t1url;

getURL(t1url_full,"_blank");

if i do this:

on (release) {
menu=_parent._name;
link=_name;
url="_root.T1."+menu+link+"url"
// trace(url);
linkurl=eval(url);
t1url_full="http//:"+t1url;

getURL(t1url_full,"_blank");
}

i get an error message "can't find C:/localpath/http://www.domain.com - make sure..."

so it's applying the http:// to the text file value '...&T1url=www.domain.com...'

but it's clearly not quite right -

can someone tell me what i'm doing wrong here, please?

thanks
g

After much seraching on this very topic and many many frustrating hours, I (with the help of a someone in my class) have found out how to do this. First of all.... to have the http part in the text file, it must be URL encoded.... there is a complete list on macromedias website, but here are the symbols youll need.

: = %3A
/ = %2F
. = %2E

Second of all, after much toying with code similar to what you posted, i found that all i had to do was insert a target path into my getURL code. So mine looks like this:

on(release){
trace(_root.link);
getURL(_root.link,"_parent");
}

with link being the variable of the dynamic text feild positioned off stage. Something so easy yet took me 10 hours.... I hope this helps you.